Reflections on Form & Space

Martand Khosla in conversation with Kaiwan Mehta around Indian Modernism.

Tracing whether the Indian architectural modernity that began in the early 20th century, fostering new design practices directly challenged the social order and values invested in the building traditions of the past?

Martand & Kaiwan will present ideas that shaped the architecture of India in the 20th century and early modernist projects that came to be, with the exhibition of Eckart Muthesius and Manikbagh, Pioneering Modernism in India, on view at KNMA Saket.

This talk is an effort to understand the origin of modern architecture, factors responsible for its development and its architectural vocabulary in India in 20th century, and how Classical architecture inspired modernism in India.

Works of foreign modernist masters’ in India impacted a generation of Indian architects.

The modern architecture, planning and nation-building efforts that took place in India following the country's independence in 1947 are widely regarded as exemplary of the internationalization of modernism in the mid-twentieth century. India became the prominent site for the works of some of the most important modernist masters, including Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Jane B Drew, Maxwell Fry and Louis Kahn, as well as the focus of numerous lesser-known practitioners.

Date - 05 December 2024
Time - 6pm onwards
Venue - KNMA, Saket

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